Show S The Czars Czar's Spy S n Ily By William 1101 Copyright ht 1 by I Continued I merely mr wish trish tt to Impress upon you the tine fact that I have not tin tho slightest I Interest what whatsoever oc l r in J the Iler person n In he Iw said coldly You seem to mayo have funned formed BO soine mo romantic at attachment attachment attachment at- at towards toward this JV young lg woman who true attempted to poison Madame arid and to ha have hav- succeeded In You afterwards af nC- r rescuing her from disregarded th the fact that mat you ou are liable lable to a long t term rm of Imprisonment Imprison ment yourself our elt anti and actually have th the audacity 10 to t sec seek audience of me ice anti and make all al sorts of hints antI and suggestIons suggestions that mat I ha have held hehl th the he woman a prisoner oner for m my mn own ends Not only do I repeat that Baron Oberg I saul said quickly But I al also o allege that It was at your r In Instigation tion tian lon that In Siena Sletia an n Operation was waR performed upon ullon the unfortunate girl which deprived c her hen of of speech antI and ii hearing ca ri ung S. S At my mr Instigation atlon Ye Yes at yours your S Ho laugh laughed el again but uneasily n a forced laugh antI and l leaped leaned aJ against the tIne edse fa of oC the big writing table near the time window ow I S S Well Wel what next he Inquired pretending to be Interested In m my nile alle ale ale- gatons What hat do you yell 01 want tract of me I desire you OU to give gle the tIne Mademoiselle Made Made- moiselle Heath her har complete free free- roe roe- dom thorn I said Is that all ni AM for for I for the the present But nut lien her hl future Is not In my nn han hands s. s The Minister In Petersburg ha Inns has decreed de tie- creed creet her removal to Sa halen as ns a person dangerous dan erous to 10 the tine State Slat Which means mean that she sho will trill wf be bf iii- iii 1 treated treated knouted to death perhaps Wo do co not use uso the tine knout In tho the S Ru Russian lan prisons nowadays he said briefly II Ills Majesty has decreed its I abolition But nut you OU adopt In S and In instead My Iy tm time is Is too limited to discuss our OUI penal system ho exclaimed exclaimed exclaimed ex ex- ex- ex claimed Impatiently while I couldwell could couldwell well wel see gee that he was tras anxious to escape capo o before I made any further charges I against him T I had already shown him that g Elma ma lied had hal spoken and he ht feared that she had lied told toll the truth S While title this would woul embitter him a against item her and cause cam e him him to seek seck to silence her at all al hazards It I was of course In u m my own interests that lint he lie should fear any revelations Ie that I might make You Vain posed in En England land as ns the uncle of Elma Heath and antl yet vet you vou I here hold holc her prisoner F For r what ren reason on I demanded Sine She Is held prisoner by th tine the State I fol foi for conspiracy against Russian rule not not by herself personally Who ho enticed her here li Why hy you ou yourself Who ho conspired to throw the thc lit guilt ul of oC this attempted d murder 01 of oC the tine generals general's wife upon her You You You- vou ou ou the man manu whom th they call cal The Tine Strangler of ot nut But I wi i avenge the cruel and anti abominable wi af af- diction you have placed upon her hen hEl He Her secret your secret your secret Baron Oberg Oberg- small shall be published so n 0 thru the Yo Yot You u are ale her enemy enemy and and th mineer mine Very er well wel he lie growled between betwee I his teeth a advancing towards toward m inc me threateningly his mis f lists fists ts clinched In hi him his rage nage Recollect that mat yo you ou I have Insulted me tee Recollect that I Iam I Iam I am Go Governor General of Finland I 1 If 1 you fU were nere Czar z himself I should not h l te to lo denounce you ou ai as th the tyrant and anti of oC a poor do de'- de' woman i. i And Alid to whom whom pray will wi you ou to tel tel I IS this tInts romance story tor of yours h he be S laughed hoal hoarsely el To io o your our otur o on 1 walls trails wals helen below helo the tIne lake at ft la Yes Ye Gregg you O will wl go there and ant am I once within the fortress you ou shall neel neer ne ne er el again see sel the light of day Yo You You I threaten me methe the Governor Genera Go I of Finland he inc laughed in n a strange high pitched hitched Ie key as ns he lie threw threw r into a chair and scribbled something rapidly upon paper papel appending hi his signature In iii his small maJ hand Inand writing I do tIn not threaten I said sil In open ope I defiance elance I shall act act And nl so small shall I I. I ho lie said sail with wih a ar an I evil e 1 grin upon his inis bout bon bony a faq as s h he ht blotted what he inc ha had written and tool too It I up tip adding In ui the darkness an atul I silence of oC your our living tom tomb you QU ca catell car can cantel I tell tel whatever strange stolle stories you ou 1 lIke Ilk concerning concerning me Thc Tine They aio ane ml used t to tol C I l idiots lots where you OU pre are re going he lie added grimly S Oh And where nm am I going Back to order consigns consigns con coin signs you jou ou to confinement there thele as s a S dangerous political a aone as one who has hns threatened me ml inc it It It consigns consigns con coin S signs you to io o the tine cells below belou belo the Line lake luk for fol for life I 1 laughed aloud alou and my hand sought iii my wallet wherein was the tine all all- aJ- aJ powerful powerful document order of the thc emperor which f p gae m me as ns an am Imperial Imperial Im Im- Im penal gust Immunity from rome l I would produce it as m my trump card Next ext second vel ho however I 1 1 held m mj my breath anti and I think I ant must have turned turn un-un- un ed cd pale My 1 pocket was uvas empty M 1 My wallet walet had been stolen I Entirely and helplessly I had mad fallen falen Into the tine hands of the tine tyrant of the lIne Czar His HIj own per personal onal Interest would b be beto beto to consign me to a living lining Jug H tomb li inn In that mat fortress of oC the tine horrors of oC which irene un unspeakable 1 had hac seen enough during 1 my inspection of he tue Huian Russian prisons printouts as u t Journalist to know enow that lint there in strangled led Finland Fin Fin- land lane and I should not be le treated with wih the time same sante consideration or ou humanity as in iii Petersburg or 01 Warsaw arsaw Tine The GOVe Gover Couer- General nor General nO consigned me to as asU asa asa a U political which was s with wih sentence of ot death in those damp dark oubliettes beneath I the lie tarl water water- dungeons el C every whit as us awful a as tho those e of the Paris We 0 faced aced each other othel amu and I looked anI straight unto Into his mis gray boin bony bonyace face and amid answered In inn a tone oune of del nce ace You are Governor Gen It I S ae la I Is SS S true but you ou will trill wil I think relied be before before be- be fore you ou consign 1 rule me an Englishman to prison without trial lial I 1 know full ful well wel that the lie English are alC hated by Hus Russia ll yet I assure e you Ou in iii London Lou Lon LOI- LOI don entertain iove tiM we wo no inn your nation naton na na- ion tion ton or its methot method Yes he hc laughed you are ale quite right Russia inns has no mo use for on 01 an ant effete effete ef et- ef- ef fete Cete al ally such as us En England land Is Effete or on powerful m my country is still able uble to present an nn ultimatum when diplomacy c requires It It I sal said Therefore 1 I have no fear Car Io Send meto me meto meto to prison and amid I tell tel you nl that that the tine re responsibility ne Ie rests upon youl cl And Amid Ald folding arms I k kept I my aln my eyes In Intently inn inn- upon his Ms to so o that he Inc should not lot see tee that lint I wi wavered I As for the time I certainly certain certain- ii ly y do not fear ear that n he lie said But nut the exposure that will wi result resul art art are you OU prepared to face that I asked Perhaps you OU are arc not aware that lint others beside belte my one myself ono ono other othel who into I is Is a n diplomatist ls t-IJ t is aware U ae of oC Journey Inert here If I tb do m iii my hel I untiL not your OUI Ministry of nf Forel Foreign 1 Af- Af fairs alra In Pel Petersburg burg will 1 h Ito be pressed for or a reason i I Which line they will wi not give he Then Them If Jf lie tho they do tIl not tine the truth will wi hr o out nut I J said lau laughing han harshly hl for fil I SAW can w lien how determined he ht hail hal become to o hold me ane prisoner Come call cal up tip your our myrmidon m and anc send senti ent me to 1 Kaana Ka- Ka ajana a- a inca jana ana It i with will wil b be tInt tho first step tp towards tU our OUI own downfall We shall see ee he growled tb do not met I that Ah Ahi you nl surely think hunk T J after anel fen ten years yeans Cars Cars' service In the tIne Brit Brit- xh ish diplomatic service would dare thue to In conic omo to tu Finland Opt upon this finest st U t- t would dare dame to tn face ace hf rotten and cur eor- 01 officialdom which nw Russia sia qia inns has placed within the country countr without taking adequate precaution some ole a No o. o Baron Therefore I defy you anti and leave lea e ItI ln tonight ht i You will trill not not You are under ar arrest arrest ar- ar rest I laughed heartily anti and aIl snapped m my fingers sn saying Before etore you ou give me over o to th tine the police first telegraph to your yuil minister minis tot ter of Finance de tIe 1 Witte I f. f and ant Inquire of oC him him who and amid what urinaL I Iam am I do thi to not understand you ou You have J hn merely to send enc Iii 1 my name and anti description to the minister antI and ont a ask k for a n reply I said mid He lie will wi give ghe you ou Instructions or or If It you ou so o desire us ask usk 1 his mis majesty himself S And Anal why h pray miray tines does his majesty concern himself about you ou asked h he at once puzzled You will learn later Inter after I am nm confined con con- fined In an and your OUr secret Is known In Petersburg hat What do o you ou mean menn I mean I said ald I mean that T I Thae have ha e tal taken en all 01 the n necessary I steps steins to be he forearmed against you ou Vine The da day I J am Incarcerated by hy your our order artier the tle whole truth will wl be he known knowl I Ishall Ishall shall not be he the tho sufferer sufferer hut but you yon will trill wi My 1 words purposely misled mlle him He lie le saw aw tine the drift of o m my argument anti and b being ing of course unar un- un ar of how hour much I 1 knew he was still In fed fear of oC me ice My r only uncertainty faint was vas 0 of nf the actual fate of poor poet Elma My ly hall had been stolen stolen- with wih a purpose without a h doubt for doubt for forthe the tine thief had hod deprived d mo Tilt Jl of that most Important of alt all al nl documents the the open sesame to every ry 4 closed door the ukase of the tue czar You defy me he said sid hoarsely hoarel turning back to the window with wih tin the tl written n order for 0 my Imprisonment a as asa asa a political still sti in iii his mis hand But hint we n shall see ee You rule Finland I said fl in hi a ah ahard h hard Id tone tome unit hut you ou hn have e no ito power over Gordon fr Gregg gg I r have o ha power and und Intend to exert It I. I For your own ruins I remarked tJ with a self confident smile You lh seC mn may mas' give ghe your torturers torturer orders to kill 11 mo mine orders that lint a n fatal accident shall hal occur within the fortress but bu but I tell tel you frankly that m my death will trill wi neither erase nor nOI conceal your YOUl own offenses There are nrc others aWn away In En England who ho are curare aware of oC them thEm antI and who tuho will trill 11 In order to nv avenge my death speak the tine truth Remember that lint although Elma mma Heath hn Inns has been deprived of nf helm both hearing and anti of or speech sine she ht cnn can rn still sti wi He down the tine true facts acts In black antI and white The Ihne czar ma may be your jour OUr pa patron Ila- Ila tron tion anti and you ou his fa favorite 0 Il 4 but bunt his mis majesty has no tolerance of who wino nr are gull guilty guilt of ot what you toU ou are arc gUit guilty guilt of Why 1 you ou ought rather rathel to go JO on an your our knees knes and anti beg m my silence 55 Ho lie went white while with t rt rage at nt m mv my cutting sarcasm ar 1 boiled over o er for fat he saw w that nUlt I I was urns quite cool and anti haul had no tin fear of him inlet or at 01 of oC the the terrible ter ter- punishment to which he In Intended intended In- In tended to consign n mae me Be Besides lle which he lie hea a was vas filled with wonder regarding the tine exact amount of nf Information which Elma had Imparted to me me There are al certain persons I went wenton wenton on to whom winom it H would b be of Intense interest to tn know knott kno the true ren reason on why the yacht steam Lola put Into unto L Leghorn Leghorn Leg Leg- horn why I J was entertained on tin onboard onboard board her hem wh why tine the tw safe In tine the British con consulate Ic was urns rifled anti and why tine the tw unfortunate unfortunate un un- nut nut- fortunate girl I kept a prisoner on out onboard board was tak taken n on out shore just be before w- w fore for the hurried sailing aln of the tw lit vessel AntI And there ther are mp other mysteries which the tue English h police arc are trying tring to t solve sol e namely the tine reason and aunt a man menu disguised ul ed as ns item her husband died In Scotland at the lintel hand of ot an nn m assassin ain But Bunt surely I need f say sav no Ito mOlE more It I I Is surely stun sufficient to convince con coin vince you ou that If tine the truth ruth were spoken the tIne re rC would be bt distinctly dis dis- awkward For whom winnie he asked alicd opening h mix his Ig eyes For Fol you ou once Come Come Baron ron I said sill can we tn-c not miot yet speak frankly But ho lie wa-s wa wa silent for on a moment moment a fact which was urns in itself proof that lii 1 my pointed argument hind had hal cau caused cd him mini to reconsider his lila Intention of sending me mine under t escort cort back to that ca castle te of tei terror If I my journey there ther was in order to meet mee my love I 1 would not have crell cared It I was the ignorance of her hel wh whereabouts where rt or oi of her liet fate fute that lint held m me in iii such uch deep all consuming consuming nI-consuming anxiety l Each ach hour that passed ed ased aset m iii my ninth fond and anc tender cinder affection for Cor hll lieu her And yet ct what hony ony of or circumstance She lund had b ben been en cruelly snatched s from m me inc at tine the the theT very T Cl moment that lint freedom had been heen ours otH our I think mink It ii I Ia a was ivas well wel that hint I assum assumed d that hut air all of defiance with the nina man who wino Hurt hud ground Finland beneath his heel He ite le was unused to tu I it No Xo one dared to togo togo togo go against hl hits his will m. or cm to utter taunt or ii- threat to Jo him hunt He lie was paramount with all the powers of ot al an emperor emperor- time the the pout PO power POel el ci Indeed of oC life and death teath Therefore he lie was not In the habit of oC either thwarted or on criticised an and I could see that lint nit my words lund had Within him n a Li ii Ii I of Cf of rage nage I told him blue of the loss of my wallet or on of he tine precious document that it hail had contained i My defiance was ti-as upon principle Arrest me if you like Denounce ne ate by means of an any Me lie that arises to 0 |